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Category: FCC Monitor

A weekly look at recent FCC filings and activity pertaining to Upper Midwest broadcasting.

FCC Monitor: WDSE Seeks Upgrade; Several More LPTV’s Granted

Posted on July 27, 2026July 25, 2026 by Jon Ellis

“PBS North” station WDSE/8 (Duluth) is seeking a power increase. Meanwhile, the FCC has granted several more new low-power TV stations.

FCC Monitor: WOW Seeks Transmitter Move; Two Mpls. LPTV’s Silent

Posted on July 20, 2026August 13, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Omaha’s WOW/590 has applied to leave the transmitter site it’s used since 1936. In the Twin Cities, two low-power TV stations have gone off the air.

FCC Monitor: Sioux Falls LPFM Won’t Be Built; More LPTV’s Granted

Posted on July 13, 2026July 11, 2026 by Jon Ellis

A construction permit for a new low-power FM station in Sioux Falls has been surrendered. Meanwhile, a few more new low-power TV stations have been granted.

FCC Monitor: Several More New Low-Power TV Stations Granted

Posted on July 6, 2026July 3, 2026 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has granted new low-power TV stations in Bismarck, Davenport, Des Moines, Madison, and Sioux Falls. Elsewhere, a South Dakota radio group sale has closed.

FCC Monitor: Several New LPTV’s Granted, Several FM’s Return to Air

Posted on June 29, 2026June 27, 2026 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has started granting construction permits for new low-power TV stations after filings resumed earlier this year. Meanwhile, several FM stations have returned to the air.

FCC Monitor: Iowa TV Station, UP AM Station Off Air; Wis. FM Upgrades

Posted on June 22, 2026June 20, 2026 by Jon Ellis

An Iowa TV station and an Upper Peninsula AM station have gone off the air. Elsewhere, a northwestern Wisconsin FM station has completed an upgrade.

FCC Monitor: Three Stations Back at Full Power, Two Others Go Off Air

Posted on June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Two TV stations and one radio station are back to full-power operations while two other radio stations have gone off the air. Several others are continuing at reduced power.

FCC Monitor: KSMQ Transfer to TPT OK’d; Cedar Rapids TV Sale Closes

Posted on June 8, 2026June 10, 2026 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has approved the transfer of a southern Minn. station to Twin Cities Public Television. Also, Sinclair has closed on its purchase of a second Cedar Rapids TV license.

FCC Monitor: Antenna Damage Takes Nebraska FM Station Off Air

Posted on June 1, 2026May 30, 2026 by Jon Ellis

A public radio station in western Nebraska is off the air due to antenna damage. Meanwhile, a North Dakota FM station has returned to full power.

FCC Monitor: FM Station on the Edge of the BWCA Upgrades

Posted on May 25, 2026May 24, 2026 by Jon Ellis

WELY-FM/94.5 (Ely, MN) has completed an upgrade after a long-running effort to restore the station to full power.

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